These sections from Nicholas Adontz's celebrated work Armenia in the Period of Justinian (1908) treat the history of the lordly (naxarar) system on the Armenian Highlands. English translation, updated notes, bibliography, and new appendices by Nina G. Garsoian (1970). Included are Chapters 9-15 (pages 165-372), their Footnotes (pages 433-529), Appendices I-V (pages 1*-246*), and full Bibliography (247*-303*). Eastern Armenia: Chapter 9, Armenia-the Marzpanate; Chapter 10, A Quantitative Analysis of the Naxarardoms; Chapter 11, Territorial Analysis of the Naxarar System; Chapter 12, The Naxarar System and the Church. The Origin of the Naxarar System: Chapter 13, Preliminary Excursus; Chapter 14, The Tribal Bases of the Naxarar System; Chapter 15, The Feudal Bases of the Naxarar System. Scanned and uploaded by user Robert Bedrosian.